PNG parliament stopped from sitting over pipeline dispute

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Updated September 18, 2008 16:14:59

Landowners from the Eastern and Western Highlands of PNG have handed court papers to the Speaker of the House preventing todays sitting of Parliament. The House was set to amend leglistation giving the go ahead for a multi-million dollar gas line project.

Presenter; Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Scott Waide, ABC reporter Port Moresby

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